Nowack, Amanda H
Jud ParalegalTrial CourtsHennepin CountyFull-time
4th District Self Help Family. Minnesota state employee pay history, from State of Minnesota salary data.
Pay by fiscal year
Total paid across all records in each year, overtime included, compared with consumer prices.
From FY 2012 to FY 2015, pay went down 51% while consumer prices went up 4%. After inflation, pay is down 53% (it fell behind inflation).
| Year | Paid | Change | Prices (CPI) | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2015 | $13,304 | −73.6% | +0.7% | −73.8% |
| FY 2014 | $50,363 | −1.2% | +1.6% | −2.7% |
| FY 2013 | $50,973 | +86.5% | +1.7% | +83.5% |
| FY 2012 | $27,330 | — | — | — |
Each change compares a year with the one before. Large swings usually come from a partial year, extra hours or a change of job rather than a raise. Prices: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, U.S. city average) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged July to June; FY 2026 uses 11 months because October 2025 was not published.
Compared with the same job title
FY 2015 · Jud Paralegal
Paid more than 0% of the 20 people with this job title that year. The median was $51,047.
Uses the amount paid in the year, so partial years and part-time positions read low.
See everyone with this job titleEvery record
4 records, newest first
| FY | Agency | Job title | County | Base pay | Overtime | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trial Courts 4th District Self Help Family | Jud Paralegal Full-time · left during year | Hennepin | $25.00 /hr | — | $13,304 |
| 2014 | Trial Courts 4th District Self Help Family | Jud Paralegal Full-time | Hennepin | $24.27 /hr | — | $50,363 |
| 2013 | Trial Courts 4th District Self Help | Jud Paralegal Full-time | Hennepin | $23.56 /hr | — | $50,973 |
| 2012 | Trial Courts 4th District Self Help | Jud Paralegal Full-time | Hennepin | $23.56 /hr | — | $27,330 |
The state reports one pay total per person per year, covering all of their positions, so it appears on one of that year’s lines and the others show no separate pay.
Highest paid in Trial Courts
FY 2015, amount paid
- Winter, Gerald J$161,672Jud District Administrator B
- Ostby, Timothy L$153,518Jud District Administrator B
- Maatz, Paul W$146,675Jud District Administrator B
- Fogarty, Kate M$146,253Jud District Administrator C
- Floerke, Shaun R$145,833Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Ellefson, Michelle R$145,588Jud District Administrator B
- Cahill, Peter Anthony$145,233Jud District Court Chief Judge
- Conkel, Terrence E$145,233Jud District Court Chief Judge
Highest paid as Jud Paralegal
FY 2015, amount paid
- Drinane, Valerie J$66,343Supreme Court
- LaRue, Patricia K$60,682Supreme Court
- Prihoda, Linda Streed$59,773Trial Courts
- Baker, Corey S$57,746Trial Courts
- Westbrooks, Jenny Lynn$56,762Supreme Court
- Egal, Ali F$54,219Trial Courts
- Staum, Julie Ann$53,899Supreme Court
- Dorscher, Stacy R$53,647Trial Courts